The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-13
FEATURES OF LEGISLATION.

Some of the Noticeable Bills Introduced Rel
alive to the Sale of Liquor
The Senators took release from politics dur
ing the afternoon by introducing number of
bills, but none OF them excited particular atten-
ton until Senator Bailey resurrected his bill in
regard to private banks that had some attention
in the last Legislature. Ihe bill has not been
changed and as the Senator requested it should
60 to tho committee on labor and statistics, SEN
ator Weir objected strongly that Senator
Bailey withdrew his request, and asked for its
reference to the committee on banks Senator
Wier was not satisfied with that, and
he termed the bill as one Of more Importance
than any that has been introduced in the Legis
lature for years. ''If passed." he said, sit will
destroy private banking in the State of Indiana
There may be some good features in it, but am
unable to detect them" Senator French is care
full that the Senate shall forget tha. it has in
vited the House to meet it on Wednesday, 10Th
inst. AS reminder he introduced resolution
iustructing tho Door keeper to provide one hun
dred extra chairs for the Senate chamber.
Senator zimmerman assumes the RESPONSE
biiity for providing that the State shall! publish
its own school books A bill to this effect was
presented by him requiring series of readers
arithmstics, biographies, physiologes and other
studies to be submitted by authors A sur
render of all claim to the copyright is to go with
the books finally adopted by commission on
education. The State is to bear the expense of
necessary plates and stereotypes and hold them
as her property. This measure will receive con
siderable attention in the committee on educa-
ton and after it is reported back TO the Senate
Temperance legislation is to occupy a good
part of the interest of the Assembly when the
two houses get fairly down to that order Of
work: But nothing of 8 very important charac-
- u. II
United States Senator is settled. The Senate
increased its list OF temperance bills, yesterday
by one making more stringent the law in refer
ence to the sale of liquors to minors and habit
ual drunkards. The latter are defined as those
who have been arrested and convicted of drunk
| enness. But the chief purpose is to protect
those who depend on liquor drinkers It provides
a severe penalty for those who sell to drunkards
after notice has been given them to refrain from
doing it, In the House there are several bills
relating to the temperance laws, from high Ii
cense and local option introduced by Mr.. Rey-
| nolds. to simply an increase Of license. Yester-
day Represen tative Brown presented a bill which
provides that at each BIENNIAL election the
voters of each township, town, ward shall vote
| their sentiments whether or not liquor
| shall be sold in their respective
localities If majority is against
the sale then it shall be.unlawful. but if it favors,
payment of an annual tee for county and State
| purposes. Representative Fleece, of Hendricks.
introd uced bill about the same as that of Mr..
Brown in regard to elections on the liquor cues
ton. but if the majority decides in favor OF
liquor the seller is to pay annual license OF
$1,000 and give So 900 bond to full
gill the requirements of the law. Representative
Ackmans bill provides that a license for the
sale of liquor shall not be issued to anyone
until petition therefor is signed by majority
of the legal voters in the ward town or town
ship. He will also introduce a bill providing
for license OF 5000 q year, and $500 in certain
cases.
A resolution WAS adopted by the House. yes
terday, authorizing the Door keeper to employ
fourteen assistants, each OF whom shall be an
honorably discharged soldier.
One of the measures that will attract consid-
cradle attention is that in charge of Representa-
tive Schley. It relates to the reorganization OF
the penitentiary management, and provides tina,
the Two State prisons shall be controlled by one
| board of directors which is to have the appoint
| ment OF all subordinate officers. The secretary
| is to be elected from the board and tc
| Keep his Office in the State Capitol open
| throughout the year. Each of the directors
are to receive 800 per year and travelling ex-
penses while on duty. The secretary is to re
| ceiye $500 additional for his services. The full
board is required 10 visit each prison every
three months. and one OF the directors is to make
| monthly visitation. All manufacturing o.
shoes. clothing and other articles needed by til.
| prisoners is to be done by them. If there is
g surplus 1t is to be sold to
the other State institutions. and i
after this there is still an excess
it is to be put on the market at existing rates TO
such products. II after paying all expenses 0
the prisons out Of tho proceeds thus derived,
the credit of the prisoners. Tho bill also pro